I know I.m very lucky. A good friend of mine is so jealous about all the Cardinals I get. She doesn't keep her feederes filled all the time. Usually when I visit her I help her fill them. I tell her feed them and they will come!
Yes 18, that's my highest amount to date. Other winters I 've had as many as 13. It amazes me how much nature there is in the city. I've seen more wildlife here than when I lived in the country. Woodchucks,racoons,possums, all kinds of birds.There was even a female deer running through the neighborhood a couple of times!
I have had trouble in the past getting Cardinals to eat the safflower, but this years' group seems to really like it. I love the Cardinals. I had 18 of them a couple nights ago chowing away!
Here's what I feed my backyard birds: Chicadees-sunflower kernels(no shell) and peanuts Cardinals-safflower seeds,peanuts and any kind of sunflower seeds Gold finches get Nyger seed(thistle) and sunflower kernels Blue Jays get any sunflower seeds,peanuts(in the shell or not) Robins-raisins and little pieces of fruit bars White Breasted Nuthatches-peanuts and any sunflower seeds Pigeons,Mourning Doves and Sparrows eat whatever they can swallow! And of course they all enjoy their heated bird bath.
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Yes 18, that's my highest amount to date. Other winters I 've had as many as 13. It amazes me how much nature there is in the city. I've seen more wildlife here than when I lived in the country. Woodchucks,racoons,possums, all kinds of birds.There was even a female deer running through the neighborhood a couple of times! 
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